Supreme Court of India · 2013-01-09
UDAI SHANKAR AWASTHI vs STATE OF U.P.
- Citation / case number
- SC 2012/11725
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- UDAI SHANKAR AWASTHI
- Respondent
- STATE OF U.P.
- Author
- B.S. CHAUHAN
- Bench
- JAGDISH SINGH KHEHAR B.S. CHAUHAN
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision rejecting the petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing proceedings in Complaint Case No.628 of 2011 under Sections 403 and 406 IPC. The Court established that the rejection of the arbitration claim does not preclude the initiation of criminal proceedings for cheating and criminal breach of trust. The Court affirmed that the criminal proceedings can coexist with civil remedies, thereby dismissing the appeals.